Three Middleman Hacks We’re Using On This Site (opens in new tab)

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35 pointstmeasday12y ago16 comments

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Not knowing Middleman, I initially read the title (currently "Three Middleman Hacks We’re Using On This Site") as "Three Man-in-the-Middle hacks We're Using on This Site.

Risky click!

sgdesign12y ago

Oh, I hadn't thought about the potential for confusion! Curious to know if that's how most people will parse it…

adrianpike12y ago

Same. I got super excited to learn about some fresh MITM goodness. Middleman looks interesting as well, though. :)

ics12y ago

For some reason I read it as "Mediterranean" first, but by the time I got the visual buffet of Mediterranean dishes and trying to cope with one hacking such a thing, I also began to see it as MITM hacks.

ckannan9012y ago

I read it exactly the same.

westi12y ago

It is how I parsed too.

yaddayadda12y ago

Another person thinking it was about MITM.

aabalkan12y ago

Yes, me too. God, why does anyone pick a project name like that?

stdbrouw12y ago

It's really only confusing in this particular context, or to be precise, this particular sentence. Similarly, "Metropolitan Transportation Authority Invests Heavily in Rails" doesn't really make "Ruby on Rails" a particularly confusing project name.

toddmorey12y ago

Well, to be fair, Middleman translates authoring files (sass, yaml, haml, etc) into ready-to-publish static assets. It can also be wired to liveroad so that it instantly updates what you see in the browser. In that workflow, the name really makes sense to me.

russelluresti12y ago

Middleman is actually a really great piece of software. I've used it on multiple projects, and it's really great for what it does.

When all you have to do is hand a set of static files off to the client, Middleman allows you to use your favorite technologies like Sass, and comes combined with LiveReload (which is a nice time-saver).

It's also very Sinatra-esque, which I greatly approve of.

MaxGabriel12y ago

This isn't a big deal, but the assignment in `featured = featured.delete_if...` isn't necessary since delete_if mutates the array.

sgdesign12y ago

Good point, thanks for the correction.

macspoofing12y ago

Everything is a 'hack' these days.

silentrob12y ago

This is a great post. 2014 is the year of static sites (and generators)! Lots of great resources popping up.

staticsitegenerators.net staticapps.org staticshowdown.com

Full disclosure, I work on Harp and I'm judging Static Showdown.

pibefision12y ago

I like your site design. Is it based on some other template? Is it open source? Tks!

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stbullard12y ago

Not knowing Middleman, I initially read the title (currently "Three Middleman Hacks We’re Using On This Site") as "Three Man-in-the-Middle hacks We're Using on This Site.

Risky click!

sgdesign12y ago

Oh, I hadn't thought about the potential for confusion! Curious to know if that's how most people will parse it…

adrianpike12y ago

Same. I got super excited to learn about some fresh MITM goodness. Middleman looks interesting as well, though. :)

ics12y ago

ckannan9012y ago

I read it exactly the same.

westi12y ago

It is how I parsed too.

yaddayadda12y ago

Another person thinking it was about MITM.

aabalkan12y ago

Yes, me too. God, why does anyone pick a project name like that?

stdbrouw12y ago

toddmorey12y ago

russelluresti12y ago

Middleman is actually a really great piece of software. I've used it on multiple projects, and it's really great for what it does.

It's also very Sinatra-esque, which I greatly approve of.

MaxGabriel12y ago

This isn't a big deal, but the assignment in `featured = featured.delete_if...` isn't necessary since delete_if mutates the array.

sgdesign12y ago

Good point, thanks for the correction.

macspoofing12y ago

Everything is a 'hack' these days.

silentrob12y ago

This is a great post. 2014 is the year of static sites (and generators)! Lots of great resources popping up.

staticsitegenerators.net staticapps.org staticshowdown.com

Full disclosure, I work on Harp and I'm judging Static Showdown.

pibefision12y ago

I like your site design. Is it based on some other template? Is it open source? Tks!

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